Recovery of silver from a Spanish wreck off Hispaniola, in honour of James II and Mary, King and Queen of England, medal presented to the participants in the enterprise
Also known as: Ophalen van zilver uit een Spaans wrak bij Hispaniola, ter ere van Jacobus II en Maria, koning en koningin van Engeland, penning geschonken aan de deelnemers van de onderneming
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1687
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath and a woman within a circumscription. Reverse: ship and small boats recovering treasure from a shipwreck within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1353; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x weight 67.19 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.5 cm x weight 67.19 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.5 cm x weight 67.19 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with a laurel wreath and a woman within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- ship and small boats recovering treasure from a shipwreck within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ophalen van zilver uit een Spaans wrak bij Hispaniola, ter ere van Jacobus II en Maria, koning en koningin van Engeland, penning geschonken aan de deelnemers van de onderneming
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1353
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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